Ye Liang finally exhaled in relief.
It seemed that the person he had falsely claimed to come from the Third Civilization must be incredibly formidable—so powerful that even the Buddha statue had abandoned the artifact to focus on him.
Ye Liang and the Buddha statue quickly finished transferring power.
"There, your body has undergone basic transformation. Ordinary injuries like broken arms, legs, or even a severed head can all be reattached," the Buddha statue said, sounding tired.
Its expression looked pleased, indicating the power transmission had been a great success.
"Well then, thank you, friend. Might I ask for your name?"
"My name is Immortal Sovereign of Eternity! I was once a mighty cultivator from the Eternal Immortal Domain. Unfortunately, my domain has been lost. Now I cultivate by gathering faith in this foreign world. Once I recover my strength, I will return to reclaim my Eternal Immortal Domain!"
The Buddha Immortal's voice suddenly carried a hint of pride.
Then he solemnly looked at Ye Liang, "Brother Ye, I've helped you cross this native world. When you return to the Third Civilization someday, don't forget to look after me."
"Of course, of course."
Ye Liang nodded several times.
Eternal Immortal Domain?
Immortal Sovereign of Eternity?
This man truly sounded impressive!
However, from this title, Ye Liang thought he could make out two words from it.
Honest!
Such a straightforward person—he didn't want to keep deceiving him anymore. His conscience felt uneasy.
"Then we shall take our leave here."
Ye Liang clasped his hands together respectfully.
Truthfully, he just wanted to get out of this place.
The Buddha's real power was evident, and he definitely didn't want to stick around someone who could crush him anytime!
"Alright then. I'll trouble you to return home soon, brother!"
The Buddha's voice sounded again.
"Understood."
Ye Liang exited the temple.
After a long journey,
he returned once again to Konoha Village.
This incident had once again served as a warning to him!
Don't think you're strong just because you feel strong!
In the Naruto world, there were far more invincible experts than he'd imagined! First was the great cultivator who left Sage Chakra, then Immortal Sovereign of Eternity who taught the Immortal Sect.
They were all beings who had risen far above the mortal realm!
Ye Liang, however, was still just a regular human.
An ordinary young man with three strict personal rules.
No smoking, no drinking, and absolutely no flashy hairstyles.
All in all, he was still a complete rookie.
He noticed the area was finally clear, so he let out a breath of relief, leaning back against a tree and panting heavily.
At that moment, a small squad approached.
"Lord Ye Liang, what are you doing lying here? The members of Team 7 have been looking for you like mad!"
They were two patrolling Jonin.
One was Hayate Gekko, the other Ibiki Morino.
Both had been examiners during the previous Chunin Exams—Hayate was the proctor, while Ibiki taught interrogation techniques.
Because of Ye Liang's involvement, Konoha had achieved top results in this Chunin Exam. Not only did everyone perform excellently, but they also produced Team 7—a shocking team where all members became Jonin!
In this situation, not only did Orochimaru fail in his assassination attempt against the Third Hokage, but Sunagakure also canceled its original plan to attack Konoha!
Gaining three new Tokubetsu Jonin!
In such uncertain circumstances, how could Suna dare to attack Konoha? Therefore, Gaara's planned invasion of Konoha never happened either.
"Then I'll go look for them now," Ye Liang replied, and walked into Konoha.
Before long, he reached the place they had agreed on.
Konoha's training field.
He had told Team 7 to return here to meet him before heading off to the Hot Spring Valley territory. He originally thought it would be a short trip, never expecting to run into that guy—the Immortal Sovereign of Eternity!
Just one transmission of knowledge took nearly an entire day and night.
The kids were naturally anxious for his return.
"Uncle Ye Liang! You're finally back."
"Teacher Ye Liang, if you hadn't come back soon, we would've had to go looking for you." Seeing Ye Liang return, Sasuke and Naruto quickly stepped forward, delighted.
Sakura and Hinata fidgeted slightly, too shy to approach directly.
Ye Liang clearly saw their blushing faces.
"These little girls really can't hide their feelings—it's all written on their faces," Ye Liang shook his head helplessly. He had intentionally or unintentionally brought Hinata closer, but hadn't expected Sakura to develop feelings for him too.
Guess I've gotten even more handsome lately!
He thought smugly to himself.
At that moment, he noticed two other people—
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo Shimura!
"What are you two doing here?"
Ye Liang asked, puzzled.
This was supposed to be a mentor-student meeting for Team 7, yet these two old men standing around looked completely out of place.
Especially Danzo—Ye Liang had never really liked him anyway.
"We want to know your true identity!" Hiruzen suddenly said coldly.
The expressions of the three members of Team 7 and Hinata darkened.
"Teacher, we…"
Naruto started to speak, then hesitated, shrinking back under the serious gazes of the two old men.
Ye Liang's pupils constricted.
"You two want to fight?"
Suddenly, he realized something—besides Hiruzen and Danzo, surrounding the entire training field were numerous Konoha jonin lying in ambush. Whether it was Hayate Gekko, a simple patrol officer, or Hiashi Hyuga, who had once greatly respected Ye Liang,
they were all here!
"The whole village came? Are you guys trying to get yourselves killed?!"
Ye Liang sensed everything.
These people even carried killing intent!
"Lord Ye Liang, please rest assured—we may not even be enemies yet!" Hiruzen declared firmly.
Danzo also stepped forward.
"Ye Liang! I know I can't defeat you, but for Konoha's safety, some things need to be clarified! Previously, you claimed to be Naruto's uncle, and we believed you—but it turns out it was all a lie!"
Hiruzen continued right after: "We've tracked down Minato's surviving relatives. Other than a few elderly people nearing death, there's no one who could be Naruto's uncle in that bloodline! Your identity is fake."
He pulled out a document as proof—it appeared to be testimonies from Minato's surviving relatives.
"That's correct!" Hiashi Hyuga stepped forward from the periphery.
He gazed silently at Ye Liang for a moment, then sighed—
Afterward, he retrieved his family register from within his robes, unfurling it before Ye Liang.
"Our Hyuga clan also has some questions we'd like to ask you."
Hiashi shielded Hinata behind him, as if fearing she might be harmed by Ye Liang.
"You claimed to be a survivor of the Hyuga clan, and we believed you!"
"Those unwavering Hyuga clan cultivation techniques truly did give us great assistance!"
"But—"
Hiashi Hyuga suddenly paused.
"We are nobles of the Konoha household! The Hyuga clan cannot allow anyone of unknown origins to come near it!"
"Even if you did help us!" Hiashi Hyuga blocked Hinata again.
Her emotions flared!
"Father! My teacher would never harm Konoha! It was Master Ye Liang who warned us about Orochimaru attacking the Third."
"That only proves he had contact with Orochimaru!"
Hinata was refuted again.
Ye Liang stared blankly at what was unfolding before him.
Two realizations struck like thunder from a clear sky!
"No wonder they say, 'One lie leads to another, and another.' Now I see why."
He had been completely wrong!
"I'll show you solid evidence!" He finally decided not to hide it any longer!
Ye Liang shook his tiger-like body. His pupils transformed into Byakugan!
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